An angry train passenger who caused travel chaos during the busy Christmas period after missing his stop and deciding to ride his bike along to tracks to get home, has been heavily fined.

Violent builder, Stewart Crowdy, grabbed a member of railway security staff by the throat, and cycled down the track – halting 28 trains – after missing his stop on a train to Princes Risborough two days before Christmas last year.

The 32-year-old has now been forced to pay £7,000 in compensation to Chiltern Railways and handed a suspended sentence.

Rail staff tried to help the builder get home on the evening of December 23, 2015, but he became aggressive and threatened a member of staff after he ended up in Banbury.

Crowdy then got on his bicycle, rode onto the tracks and out of sight.

Fearing he was still on the line, services in the area were stopped, causing 28 trains to be delayed at a cost to the railway of £13,440.

Crowdy, of Aston Clinton, returned to the station shortly after, where he was arrested and subsequently charged with trespass, obstruction and assault.

PC Kevin Smith from BTP at Milton Keynes said: “Crowdy’s thoughtless actions caused huge delays and costs to the network and it is only right he has been ordered to pay a significant amount towards those.

“This case shows the courts take trespass and obstruction extremely seriously and they will not hesitate to ensure rail companies are reimbursed if they are left out of pocket by people’s selfish behaviour.

“We also hope it sends a clear message to anyone who thinks it’s ok to drink too much, get on a train and then behave in a reckless manner – with no regard for their own safety or those around them - that such behaviour will not be tolerated.”

He pleaded guilty to all the offences and was ordered to pay Chiltern Railways £7,000 in compensation for obstructing the railway at Oxford Crown Court on May 11.

He was also handed a total sentence of nine months - suspended for 12 months - for the trespass and assault offences, as well as being ordered to undergo a nine-month alcohol treatment course and abide by a 12-week curfew.